diff --git a/MarkovBot.pl b/MarkovBot.pl
index bc2a5df..e6ed7ce 100644
--- a/MarkovBot.pl
+++ b/MarkovBot.pl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ sub said {
 
   my $chattiness = $redis->get("$redis_prefix:".config("irc_server").":$msg->{channel}:chattiness");
   my $rand = rand 100;
-  if ($rand < $chattiness) {
+  if ($rand < $chattiness || (config("respond_on_highlight") eq "true" && $msg->{address})) {
     # generate a shitpost
     my @line = split " ", $msg->{body};
     return unless scalar(@line) >= 2;
diff --git a/config.default.yml b/config.default.yml
index 2c1a13f..6294c78 100644
--- a/config.default.yml
+++ b/config.default.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # General settings
 #
 command_character: "."
-insult: "you're a faggot"
-insult_chance: 2 # % chance that the bot will use the insult
+insult: ""
+insult_chance: 0 # % chance that the bot will use the insult
                  # can be 0 to disable insults
 target_words: 4 # lowest number of words in an 'ideal' response
+respond_on_highlight: true
 
 #
 # Redis Settings